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MACHINE FOR CUTTING LENGTHS OF STOCK INTO PIECES Filed Aug. s1, 1961 20 Sheets-Sheet l6 May 11, 1955 c. H. WHITMORE ETAL 3,182,538

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MACHINE FOR CUTTING LENGTHS 0F STOCK INTO PIECES Filed Aug. 3l, 1961 20 Sheets-SheetI 18 May 11, 1965 c. H. WHITMORE ETAL 3,182,538

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May 11, 1965 c, H. wHl'rMoRE ETAL 3,182,538

MACHINE FOR CUTTING LENGTHS OF STOCK INTO PIECES Filed Aug. 31, 1961 2o sheets-sheet 2o Jig, 16 c, 

1. A MACHINE FOR CUTTING A LENGTH OF STOCK INTO SHORTER PIECES OF SELECTED LENGTH COMPRISING: A POWER DRIVEN SAW TO CUT TRANSVERSELY THROUGH THE STOCK ALONG A DEFINED FIXED PLANE; A CARRIAGE AT THE REAR OF THE CUTTING PLANE; MEANS MOUNTING THE CARRIAGE FOR MOVEMENT ALONG A PATH SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID CUTTING PLANE BETWEEN FORWARD AND REARWARD POSITION; MEANS ON THE CARRIAGE TO RELEASABLY SECURE A LENGTH OF STOCK THERETO SO THAT SAID LENGTH OF STOCK MAY BE ADVANCED BY THE CARRIAGE AND HAVE ITS FRONT END PORTION PROJECTED THROUGH AND BEYOND THE CUTTING PLANE AND THEN HELD WHILE THE SAW CUTS OFF THE PROJECTING END PORTION OF THE STOCK, SAID STOCK SECURING MEANS BEING SO LOCATED ON THE CARRIAGE THAT IN THE FORWARD POSITION OF THE CARRIAGE IT IS CLOSELY ADJACENT TO THE CUTTING PLANE SO THAT THE STOCK IS SECURELY HELD DURING THE CUTTING OPERATION DESPITE THE FAST THAT THE LENGTH OF THE STOCK TO THE REAR OF THE CUTTING PLANE MAY BE RELATIVELY SHORT; MEANS TO HOLD THE REMAINING UNCUT LENGTH OF STOCK AT ITS FRONT END SO THAT THE STOCK MAY BE RELEASED FROM SECUREMENT TO THE CARRIAGE AND THE CARRIAGE RETRACTED WITHOUT DISPLACING THE STOCK, SAID HOLDING MEANS BEING IN FRONT OF THE CUTTING PLANE SO AS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH ADVANCE OF THE CARRIAGE CARRIED STOCK SECURING MEANS TO ITS POSITION CLOSELY ADJACENT TO THE CUTTING PLANE; MEANS TO EFFECT OPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE FRONT END PORTION OF THE REMAINING UNCUT LENGTH OF STOCK AND SAID HOLDING MEANS; AND MEANS TO RELEASE THE HOLD OF SAID HOLDING MEANS ON THE FRONT END PORTION OF THE STOCK AFTER THE STOCK HAS BEEN SECURED TO THE CARRIAGE. 